<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
as	O
it	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
cabinet	O
is	O
Three	O
:	O
A	O
New	O
Generation	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
CD-ROM-based	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
III	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
elaborate	O
2D	O
graphics	O
than	O
the	O
CPS	O
II-based	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
games	O
(	O
the	O
previous	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
revamping	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
discarded	O
every	O
previous	O
character	O
except	O
for	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Ken	O
(	O
hence	O
the	O
"	O
New	O
Generation	O
"	O
subtitle	O
)	O
,	O
introducing	O
an	O
all-new	O
roster	O
led	O
by	O
Alex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
updates	O
:	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
in	O
1997	B-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
in	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
fighters	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
attacks	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
to	O
knock	O
out	O
their	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
several	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
features	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
abilities	O
are	O
also	O
taken	O
from	O
other	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
players	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
dash	O
or	O
retreat	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
performing	O
super	O
jumps	O
and	O
quick	O
stands	O
after	O
falling	O
from	O
an	O
attack	O
like	O
in	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
perform	O
aerial	O
guards	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
parrying	O
(	O
"	O
blocking	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1994	O
fighting	O
game	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
often	O
credited	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
parry	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
new	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
Super	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
can	O
now	O
cancel	O
a	O
special	O
move	O
into	O
a	O
Super	O
Art	O
,	O
a	O
technique	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Wataru	O
Takagi	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Toru	O
Okawa	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Koji	O
Tobe	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yuji	O
Kishi	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
-	O
The	O
lead	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
Sommers	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Patrick	O
Gallagan	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Bruce	O
Robertson	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Francis	O
Diakowsky	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Kaoru	O
Fujino	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mie	O
Midori	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
X	O
.	O
Sommers	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Lawrence	O
Bayne	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Kan	O
Tokumaru	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Matsuyama	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
by	O
Isshin	O
Chiba	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mitsuo	O
Iwata	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
two	O
brothers	O
are	O
head-swaps	O
,	O
their	O
move	O
sets	O
are	O
identical	O
and	O
they	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
slot	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
select	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
Yang	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
separate	O
moveset	O
and	O
slot	O
in	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yun	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Koji	O
Tobe	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Kentaro	O
Ito	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yang	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Wataru	O
Takagi	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
Masakazu	O
Suzuki	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
opponent	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Bruce	O
Robertson	O
in	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lawrence	O
Bayne	O
in	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
during	O
a	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
meeting	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
shortly	O
before	O
this	O
show	O
,	O
Capcom	O
senior	O
planner	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
impossible	O
to	O
convert	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
consoles	O
then	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompted	O
rumors	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
IGN	O
witnessed	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
so	O
IGN	O
and	O
its	O
anonymous	O
insider	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
join	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
late	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
as	O
"	O
just	O
a	O
rumor	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
coincidentally	O
delay	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
until	O
December	O
1999	B-Application
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amending	O
Mikami	O
's	O
earlier	O
statement	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
1997	B-Application
Capcom	O
said	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
possible	O
to	O
port	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
if	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
RAM	O
expansion	O
cartridges	O
were	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
this	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
games	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
CPS	B-Application
III	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
more	O
elaborate	O
2D	O
sprites	O
were	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
(	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
W	O
Impact	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
containing	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
features	O
an	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Versus	O
,	O
Training	O
,	O
and	O
Option	O
Mode	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Parry	O
Attack	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
test	O
parrying	O
skills	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bonus	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
compilation	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
Gill	O
(	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
)	O
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Akuma	O
(	O
in	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
only	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
exclusively	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
by	O
First	O
Smile	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
3rd	O
Strike	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Mars	O
Colony	O
Music	O
in	O
2000	O
with	O
an	O
arranged	O
version	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
predominantly	O
drum	O
and	O
bass	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
hip-hop	O
,	O
house	O
and	O
techno	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuki	O
Iwai	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
New	O
Generation	O
and	O
2nd	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hideki	O
Okugawa	O
worked	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Generation	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2018	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
30th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
great	O
mystery	O
is	O
why	O
Capcom	O
called	O
this	O
SFIII	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
leaving	O
that	O
honor	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
revolutionary	O
3D	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
are	O
a	O
mix	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
seeming	O
like	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
makes	O
you	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
SF	O
installment	O
rather	O
than	O
getting	O
you	O
excited	O
about	O
playing	O
this	O
one	O
repeatedly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
no-frills	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
great	O
at	O
a	O
party	O
but	O
pointless	O
for	O
single	O
players.	O
"	O
</s>
